HES Alumni, Kirk Marsh, is having the time of his life performing as a circus clown for Circus Venardos! In an article written about Circus Vernados, the following was said of Marsh:
“Circus clown Kirk Marsh has been on and off with Circus Venardos for two years. Like many others at Venardos, Marsh shares a strong connection to the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. As a child, he attended one of the Barnum and Bailey performances and knew he wanted to be a clown. Years later he returned home after falling out of love with college. He found in his room his old program from when he saw Barnum and Bailey as a child. In the back of the program was an advertisement inviting people to attend clown college. Marsh wrote a letter to the college, and of 3,000 applicants he was one of 30 invited to attend. Marsh described the college as harsh, exciting, grueling, and enlightening. “I learned that clowns have the power to change people’s day and life, by making them laugh when they may not be able to. I have had people come to me after shows, saying they have had many hard months, and this show was the first time they could laugh.””
Keep up the great work and keep making people laugh, Kirk!
Check out the full article and photos here! : https://tacomaweekly.com/fea…/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-circus/